Thanks to Kwes for the signature!
"As long as there are dreamers who have the courage to pursue their dreams, the world will have heroes. And as long as there is a thirst to discover the unknown, there will be new stories to tell...and new adventures to be had."

All the time. I've been doing it since N64. And now EA makes digital manuals. $#@! that green eco $#@!, I like the smell of a brand new game and manual. I like reading it and flipping the pages. It's just so authentic.

"When I was 12, I milked my eel into a pot of turtle stew. I flogged the one-eyed snake, I skinned my sausage. I made the bald man cry into the turtle stew, which I believe my sister ate. At least I hope she did."

I seldom read the game manual unless there's some mechanic I'm having difficulty figuring out on my own. I personally think manuals have been invalidated and made unnecessary by in-game tutorials and the mainstream availability of the Internet on just about every computer and phone available on the market.

Thanks to Kwes for the signature!
"As long as there are dreamers who have the courage to pursue their dreams, the world will have heroes. And as long as there is a thirst to discover the unknown, there will be new stories to tell...and new adventures to be had."

In the PS2 days when manuals wee long and had a wealth of information, I read em all the time before i played.
This gen, Your lucky to get a manual longer then 10 pages, and even then its just the controls and legal information crap.